JSR 310, is it time for a new Date concept in Java

JSR 310: A New Java Date/Time API by Jesse Farnham — Java SE’s Date and Calendar classes leave much to be desired. Will the third time be the charm? JSR 310, tracking for inclusion in Java SE 7, once again tries to offer a comprehensive date and time API, borrowing much of its design from the popular Joda Time API. In this article, Jesse Farnham takes a look at JSR 310’s concepts and how they may yet bring sense to dates and times in Java.